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Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
NNE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)9915101212121212121214141111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151547214444447271696965666463616159595857343333
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
2.01
1:17AM
1.86
1:34PM
1.96
2:12AM
1.85
2:29PM
1.91
3:13AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.23
7:25AM
0.35
7:59PM
0.24
8:20AM
0.41
8:55PM
0.26
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---8:35-------8:35-------8:34----
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------11----
Temp. °C181921201716161618212220171616161920202018181718
Feels °C (?)131517171514141415182117151515151820202018181617
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